Sinhalese Sports Club
Encyclopedia
The Sinhalese Sports Club is a first-class cricket
club in Sri Lanka
. Sinhalese is the most successful club in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, having won the Premier Trophy
a record 30 times to 2008.
(Shared trophies designated a * )
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
club in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. Sinhalese is the most successful club in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, having won the Premier Trophy
Premier Trophy
The Premier Trophy is the main domestic first-class cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1938 and has existed under a number of different names. Matches before the 1988-89 season are not considered first-class.-List of winners:...
a record 30 times to 2008.
History
Honours
- Premier Trophy (30) – 1938–39, 1939–40, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1985–86*, 1986–87, 1988–89*, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95*, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2007–08
(Shared trophies designated a * )
Current squad
- J.R.Mark(capt)
- Fazzal Mohideen
- Kasun Dabre (wkt)
- Tharanga ParanavitanaTharanga ParanavitanaNishad Tharanga Paranavitana is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is an opening batsman and an off-break bowler. He made his international debut in a Test match against Pakistan in February 2009...
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Hans Fernando
- Kaushal SilvaKaushal SilvaJayan Kaushal Silva is a Sri Lankan first class cricketer. He plays for the Sinhalese Sports Club and also represents Sri Lanka A. Debuting in 2003/04, Silva is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman.-External links:*...
- Lasith Fernando
- Kaushal Lokuarachchi
- Shalika Karunanayake
- Nuwan Zoysa
- Sachithra Senanayake
- Chathupama Gunasinghe
- Milan Fernando